Promoter and mutagenic activity of particulate matter collected from urban air

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-184

  Ezoe, Yuka ^a   Ohkubo, Tadamichi ^b   Ohmori, Kiyomi ^c   Fushiwaki, Yuichi ^c   Mori, Yasuaki ^c   Umeda, Makoto ^d   Goto, Sumio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d HATANO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airborne particulate matter; Bhas42 cell; Microsuspension; Promoter activity; Transformation assay

Indexed keywords

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMES TEST; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIOASSAY; CELL ASSAY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROMOTER REGION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING;

EID: 10944222393     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.50.181     Document Type: Article

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